City on Fire (Hallberg novel)

City on Fire
First edition (US)
AuthorGarth Risk Hallberg
LanguageEnglish
GenreFiction
PublisherAlfred A. Knopf (US)
Jonathan Cape (UK)
Publication date
2015
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages927
ISBN978-0-385-35377-9

City on Fire is a 2015 novel by Garth Risk Hallberg, published by Alfred A. Knopf.[1][2][3] The novel takes place in New York City in the 1970s. It is Hallberg's first published novel.[1] Hallberg received an advance of $2 million for the novel, which was rumored at the time to be the highest ever for a debut novel.[2] However, other debut novels acquired around the same time also received seven-figure advances.[4][5]

  1. ^ a b Kakutani, Michiko (5 October 2015). "Review: 'City on Fire,' Garth Risk Hallberg's Novel of New York in the Bad Old Days". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  2. ^ a b Doherty, Brian (5 October 2015). "The Unprecedented Garth Risk Hallberg". Vulture. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  3. ^ Menand, Louis (12 October 2015). "Review of "City on Fire"". The New Yorker. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  4. ^ Deahl, Rachel. "Frankfurt Book Fair 2014: Two Debuts Draw Seven Figures". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  5. ^ Deahl, Rachel. "The Rise of the Seven-Figure Advance". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 4 April 2023.